This Talent Loves New York

Variety says an eclectic group of actors and directors are fanning out across New York’s five boroughs to shoot New York, I Love You, an anthology of 12 short films.

Orlando Bloom, Olivia Thirlby (Juno), Hayden Christensen and Ethan Hawke are among those who have boarded the omnibus film, a mixture of contemplative romance and unabashed civic boosterism. The anthology of shorts follows the format of Paris, je t’aime.

Scarlett Johansson, like fellow actor Natalie Portman, is making her directing debut on the project. Portman also stars in a separate short.